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November 18th, 192~
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<br />Oity 01erk & Auditor,
<br />City.
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<br /> At a special meeting of the Oity Council November lEth there were present:
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<br /> Ness=sc Vernon Bro0Es, J. Alden Oast, J. O. Smith,
<br /> J~ R. Stewart, R.E~B. Stewart, L. G. White, 6.
<br /> Also the Oity Manager.
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<br /> The following directions were read for the Special meeting:
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<br /> ...... ~ "Portsmouth, Va., November 15th,/192~.
<br />L. C. Brinson, -
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<br />Dear Sir:--
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<br />You will please call a special meeting of the Oity Oouncil for Tuesday, November
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<br />18th, at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider:
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<br /> let. Communication submitted by the 0ity M~nager to the Council November 12th, recommend-
<br />lng that the 0ity pay $5~,362.1~ into Court or to the United States Government for interest
<br />admitted to be duo. on the Water contract, plus $16.~0 Court costs, as there seems to be some
<br />chance of having the claim, against the 0ity by the Government adjusted along with_the appraisal
<br />of property, provided this payment is m~de by the Oity.
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<br />2nd. Such other business as may properly come before, the body,
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<br /> Very traly yours,
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<br /> L. G. White, President."
<br /> The "call" haying ~een read, Mr. Brooke moved t~at the recommendation of the Manager
<br />that the City pay $58,362.t~ tnt@ ~ou~t or to the Un,ted States for interest admitted to be
<br />due.on th~ Water contract, pluseS16.80 Oourt cOStS, be approved, and that an appropriation
<br />of $5~,37S.9~ be allowed for same, out of Water Bond~and.
<br /> The motion wss adopted, and by the following v$te:
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<br /> Ayes-- B~ooks, Oast, Smith, stewart (J.R.)
<br /> Stews~rt (R.E.B.), White, 6. '
<br /> The Finance Oommittee~made =aport on the following matters referred to it November [tth:
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<br /> Report of the Commissioner of the Revemae ~f taxable values of Real Estate, Tangible
<br />and Intangible Personal Property for the 0ity of Portsmouth for the Year
<br /> It is recommended that the report be received'and that the amounts ~amed in said
<br />report be charged ~y the Auditor to the Oity Oollecto=. (See record of the report minutes
<br />November 12th, 1925, page 3~3).
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<br /> Comw,~nication from the City Auditor stating that an appropriation of $6~.~ is necessary
<br />for Commissioner of the Revenue, 0ommissions.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of$6~.~9 be altewed, whic~ togeth~
<br />with $~,5OO.O0 already appropriated in the Badger, makes $~X$~.~9, amount of Oommisemoner cg
<br />the Revenue's bill.
<br /> (Signed) Vernon Brooke, Ohairman.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart (J.R.), the report was adopted, and by the following vo~e:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Cast, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 6.
<br /> The Man,get'presented the following ordinanO~, with recommendation that it be adopted:
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<br /> An Ordinance Regulating Novement of Jitneys and other Traffic In, and in Con~eotion
<br />with New Jitney Terminal Preec$i~ed by Ordinance Adopted November 12th, 192~.
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<br /> On motion of Mm. Stewart (R.E.B.), the ordinance was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> The following communication wms read from the Ci~y Manager:
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<br />Honorable Oity 0ounoil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />"November~15, 19~.
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<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> The Superintendent 'of the Fifth Lighthouse District called on me on November
<br />and indicated to me that negotiations were under way for extending the _lighthouse depot
<br />either to the north or south of the present site. This may require the closing of possibly
<br />Lincoln, Henry, Randolph, Harrison and Wythe Sts. The Superintendent desired to ascertain
<br />the attitude of the Oouncil relative ~o thesestreet ends.
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<br /> Some yeare'p~s% the Council authorized the transfer of certain stree~ ends ~o th ·
<br />Department under similar conditions and last yea~ when it seemed probable that the Depot
<br />would be moved to Norfolk, the Council indicated its willing~ess to transfer the ends of
<br />Lincoln and Henry Sts. to the Department.
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<br /> The Depot is a valuable asset to the community and its extension would meant~e
<br />employment of~a greater number of men and increased acitivities in this vicinity. I there~re
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